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NBCUniversal\u2019s Peacock is stretching its wings by joining the subscription YouTube Premium service \u2014 a significant boost for the streaming platform that has struggled to find its niche in the increasingly crowded landscape. <\/p>\n
NBCUniversal and YouTube on Monday announced the multi-year partnership. Beginning early next year, Peacock will be available as part of YouTube Premium\u2019s U.S. subscription bundle, which also includes ad-free videos and music.<\/p>\n
The pact represents Peacock\u2019s largest wholesale distribution agreement to date, one that will introduce the service into millions of new homes. <\/p>\n
On Friday, NBCUniversal owner Comcast disclosed the service had finally reached profitability in the second quarter after billions of dollars of investment. <\/p>\n
The important benchmark comes as Comcast prepares to spin off<\/a> NBCUniversal entertainment and news media businesses into a separate company. Peacock, which launched in 2020<\/a>, grew its paid subscribers by 4% to 48 million in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter.<\/p>\n Comcast has long tried to make Peacock an asset for its Xfinity broadband and cable TV subscribers, but recently began to expand its partnerships in recognition that consumers were getting overloaded with pricey choices.<\/p>\n As part of the agreement, NBCUniversal\u2019s linear television channels will remain on the YouTube TV service. <\/p>\n \u201cThis partnership brings NBCUniversal\u2019s world-class content and iconic franchises to YouTube\u2019s unmatched scale and global platforms,\u201d Mike Cavanagh, NBCUniversal\u2019s chief, said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to deepen our relationship with YouTube through a collaboration that reflects our strategy of partnering with industry leaders to drive sustained growth for NBCUniversal.\u201d<\/p>\n The deal will give YouTube, owned by Google, a bevy of sports, including NFL football, NBA basketball, soccer and Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly excited to expand our partnership with NBCUniversal to redefine what a modern entertainment subscription can be for consumers,\u201d YouTube Chief Executive Neal Mohan said in the statement. \u201cYouTube Premium brings your favorite creators, artists and cultural moments together uninterrupted, and now, we\u2019re pairing that ultimate viewing experience with Peacock\u2019s expansive lineup of live sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NBCUniversal\u2019s Peacock is stretching its wings by joining the subscription YouTube Premium service \u2014 a significant boost for the streaming platform that has struggled to find its niche in the increasingly crowded landscape. NBCUniversal and YouTube on Monday announced the multi-year partnership. Beginning early next year, Peacock will be available as part of YouTube Premium\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2519166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2519165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NBCUniversals-Peacock-to-join-YouTube-Premium.com2F572Fcb2Fb5c05b2941b8bf247ed1b1d9.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519167,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519165\/revisions\/2519167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}